Tencent's 'extended reality' plans take a hit amid sobering economic outlook

Tencent's 'extended reality' plans take a hit amid sobering economic outlook

FILE PHOTO: A man walks outside the Tencent headquarters in Nanshan district of Shenzhen, Guangdong province, China September 2, 2022. REUTERS/David Kirton

Tencent Holdings is abandoning plans to venture into virtual reality hardware, as a sobering economic outlook prompts the Chinese tech giant to cut costs and headcount at its metaverse unit, three sources familiar with the matter said.

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